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SHE cor A LITTLE HELP any WAX
Sergeant Linden Passes Around tho Hat Ter
Poor Wsmnn's Beae0t.


Peer Wsmnn's Brhe0t.
Sergeant Linden Of the Fifty-ninth street
police station received a plaintive appeal last
evening from poor woman whose husband Is
sick and whose infant is 30 young that the
mother Is unable to go out to do any work.
The care OF husband and baby keeps her busy
enough. and for medical advice she depends
upon the dispensary physician. Sick room
comforts and even the necessaries are beyond
her reach. and in her despair she went to the
station house. There Is absolutely no pro-
vision in these institutions for any such cases.
and the Sergeant told her So But before she
could reach the door. after turning hopeessly
and YEARLY away from the desk. he called her
back. Taking his cap from his head. and bal
lasting It with a shining half dollar. he sailed
It around the domino playing policemen In the
% never passed the hat before in my life. and
know It Is near the end OF the month. but
guess We can do little something for this
Silver In sufficient amount to make pleasing
Jingle ratified into the hat. and the woman. who
gave the name OF Mrs. Brooks OF 200 East Six:
hsS y. ;sa
low: and would have been about right.
The next case that came in moment later
found BY Policeman Quinn In an areaway.
These foundlings are the most trouble Of
" sSs the %n
out ior each one. and the desk biottsr entry.
the tslssraph b!o.ter snsEy; and the nsssssgs
come In than o foundling."
The casual listener would have said that tho
Sergeant was q hsart!ess, unfeeling wretch at
estimate.
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A BIG DAP FOE DIv0RcEa
Five ChIeass Courts Dispose Of Ono Huadr
Divorce Gases In One Day.

Five CIIeass Courts Dispose Of Ono Husdred
Dtvsro~ Gases In Ono Day.
CHICAGO, Sept. N-This was the red letter
day In the history OF the divorce courts Of Chi
caRo. Over 100 default cases slone-sRid to be
the largest number ON record for one day
were disposed Of Five courts. exclusively o.
cupied with divorces. were working simultane-
ously. The two hundred and odd persons whose
matrimonial existence 1t was proposed to judi
cialiy murder were lost in the crowds of SYM
psthizing friends and curious spectators who
came to witness the execution. Away up in
the tall Court House. on the top floor. were tho
five divorce mills. Four spacious elevators were
constantly kent crowded, bringing from thu
bottom floors the fodder for the mills. Some
were all tears and signs. others fippant or
grtmly content, and still others smiling and
happy. Then there were the children, gener-
ally brought along to I'LL some gap In the testi-
mony Owing to the press OF business. marriage
knots we're loosed between Unmatched couples
with eyen.more than the usual celebrity Of Chi
Papa" cried little girl as q well-dressed
gentleman came up to one OF the elevators a
little while after the court convened. The
child was snatched away by the Indy who held
her hand. and the gentleman turned his head
and. instead OF waiting for the elevator. walked
down the stairs and out into the street. He
had juat been divorced from the lady who had
the child.
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only incidentally. raised. by. one Of the town
delegntes. who forced H. N; Hooker, who lie.
Cleyeland man, Whom the ballots were count
yitbetandinE tho fact that he 10 Chairman Of
the County Copmittse. y is not known, how
do with his defeat. Two OF the delegates IA
voE Cleveland and the other is neutral.
The Democratic Of the Second Otsego dis
trict elected William. H. Parker. X. q. Luce and
Parker Reyes as delegates to the State Con-
vention. =
RoNpour, Sept. a4-At the, Second District
Assembly Convention, held here this after
noon. there was great excitement and confu-
eion created by determined faction fight be-
tween the adherents Of Cleveland and Hill.
Several hours were occupied In selecting dele
gates to the Judicial and State Conventions.
Addresses were made by prominent Demo-
gratis, sulogizng the wise administration Of
Gov. Bill. Many ballots were tai on, and tho
sdmirers Of the. Governor came out ahead.
Ira schafier q New York who has 2 country
70 the Third Judicial District Conyepiion on
the sixteenth ballot. Charles. n. preaton.
Abram Il. Hasbrouck. and Josiah Heater were
chosen to the State Convention.
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rax RrcHMoxD COUNTY CONTENTION
Staten 1siasa Lets Fly Hssm fer Nicholas
Mailer or Cssti-tVa.

staten Hsiand Lets Fly Heem Ter Nscholns
Mu,ier or Cssti-t"a.
The Richmond County Democratic Con-
vention was held yesterday in Richmond Hall,
Tompkinsville, to elect delegates to the State
Convention. and to tho Fifth Senate district
Convention. Assemblymsn Edward A. Moore
called the Convention to order. and he was
made first temporary. and afterward their per-
manent Chairman. There were two sets Of
delegates from the Ninth election district. NJ.
W. Hazletine OF Middletown. d. 7. Cornell Of
southfeld. e. P. Morrison OF Castleton. Robert
Brown, Jr.of North field. and the Rev. Mr.. Dixon
Of westneld. were appointed . committee to
investigate and report. and Chairman Hazel
tine reported that James Gibson, F. Lozter,
Michael Colvert. and Michael Magrath were en-
titled to sit rs delegates. Gibson was not In
the room. John Dempsey declared that - had
been selected by Mr.. Dempsey for the place.
since Gibson was click at homo. E. P. Morrison
questioned the accuracy Of this statement. and
IS sh%as s aos
eon. At that the Chairman's gavei descended.
o tie
Judge Vaughan. who has held seat in the
not siecied as a delegate. and he beheid he
s!;:s :as sssa 81
unanimous vote. Thy are William Curry Of
Southfeld. James Tqlly o. Castleton. and
Brewer George Bechtal OF Middletown. They
are said to be for Cleveland
Then 40 delegates to the Fifth Senate Con.
vention were named By the election district
represent atives.
Finally Lawyer Thomas W. Fitzgerald intro
duced a reaointion which conveyed q hoom for
Not since 1871, Mr.. Fitzgerald said. had Rich.
mond county been represented in the Senate
Of New York. aince the county had been classed
mond county had not been recognized. Tho
resolution was that the Hon. Nicholas Muller
ventton for its candidate for Senator The
resolution went through. with q rush. only
half dozen votes being heard against 1t, and
cheers for Muller were given.
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QUEER CASE OF soMNAMBULIsM.
A 6Isueester Skipper CIlnb. Up = Lishtniu
Rsd Ists the Esshth story Of Refinery.

A 9Isucester Skipper CIInb. Up Lishtn,ns
Rsd ists the Eighth story Of . Refinery.
BosToH. sept. 24.-Joseph T. Walsh Is the
skipper on Gloucester fishing schooner now
lying at Potter h WrightinRton's wharves, East
Boston. He came up with full cargo Of fish
yesterday The Captain In the evening wont
over to the city proper, but says that he re-
turned to his vessel about an hour before mid
night. At about lax this morning. when an
East Boston man. returning home by the South
man clingipg 70 the lightning rod on the, pos
The man was then Up to the seventh story.
He went up higher and crawled into an eighth
story window. The, East Boston man found
the watehm s and lnGaifGsid d Thet the exploit
suspected the man might be an incendiary.
for u fire bug has been ut work In that neigh
borhood recently: Policemen we're sent pr.
Capt Walsh wac found strolling about on the
seventh hoor. he went quietly to the station.
and whom asked for an explanation he couldn't
explain. He remembered nothing. he said,
AFTER his return TO his schooner, at I O'Clock.
The police became convinced that 1t was q
clear case OF somnambulism. and discharged
the Captain.
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A Ladies' Fair {. Help Il. e.o-r. r.-,,.

The Anti-Poverty Society has hired Madison
Square Garden Al rent "f SlsoO from Monday. Sept
~ to Monday Oct 10 audintends to give big fair and
festival concert and family dancing party In these
two weeka Tho money gathered In beyond the en-
psnses VIII DO used to help elect the nominees Of the
United Labor party: 10 expected that all the young
men men viii follow reesption Wild be gvsp e pr Ne
versary of his birth Next evening George someone
Of the other candidates viii have reception All these
mission will be 10 cents
The Garden Alv Yesterday with ladies receiving
the difersnt articles contributed BY shop keepers No
intoxicating drinks will no sold but drinks
may Be had Ct tho ordinary prices.
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DID she rRr TO POISON HIN,
Adsss Auvustine'. Mcush Buraed by . Gisss
or wate~ his wiz Gave nis.


Adam Augustine accused his wife Lizzie,
in Police Justice wsnser's Court In Jersey City
yesterday. OF trying to poison him. They live
at ale Railroad avenue. They have been
married only year. The husband 10 brick
maker. but because Of sickness he has not done
any work for Ave weeks. Mrs. Augustine Ia
only 20 years Of age Is 1uite pretty. Ono
morning. about q month ago. at. breakfast
green substance floating on some coffee bis
wife had set before him.
Il asked her what tho green stun was" he
said. "Rnd she told me she had bought some
Paris green to kill roachea with. and that some
OF 1t must have got into the cup by accident. I
thought nothing more about the matter then.
but few days aiterwnrd when found some
o. The same fso s!u watsr
nisSs last week alter ri had gone 70 bed asked
se s Sast to me me- but SFp aarn 81 w down
90 The water burned mi, mouth: got up
s sns fras mn eaed my WIGS xss. attention
TO this she said she had mt some Paris green
the S sa and sn fday s Willie
she was. out, searched her clothing. and found
ina poeket Of her dress q package OF Paris
6nt when ! charged her with irving 70 kill inc
Augustine added that he thought II unsafe
for him to live longer with his wife. and 80 he
JSds s' @snser that she found the poison il :
vacant room In the house and intended to kill
reaches with 1t. She said she had no intention
poison got into tho coffee and the water
through her carelessness. She In held for fur
Their examination. As abe was being taken
from the court room to cell she told the, po-
liceman who had charge Of her thai her hus-
band would not work and that she was being
neglected by him,
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Pa.ssr Decker and M,.. E..siIs BATES.

The committee Of the East Congregational
church Brooklyn appointed to investigate the relations
OF tho Rev Frank II. Decker, the pastor with Miss
Estes Bate OF Gresnport L L. has concluded ts iabor
and has unanimously resolved accept resignation
The committee Pastor Decker an opportunity TO
sSpa acme compromising circumstances? IN relation to
hi- visits 70 Greenport AMI tho remarkable
sp0ndence between him and Miss BAtea bur he failed
s1pam mem AZ least 70 me s;twtaotion OF the com
pi, today and viii announce the action Of the com
row night 10 rally LIS action Friends of Mr. Decker say
that he can hardly De held rssnnSibs for ia aea Hs
u - years and been four years In the ministry
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Esaeaa and O'Csnnsr will be Reeeivea IT
Cosper Uulsa.

The Presidents and delegates of the branches
Of tho Irish National League In this city met even
ing at Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue make
Esmoud and Arthur O'Connor. who started yesterday
for this country board the Arizona Tho Cooper In
stitute hall will be engaged for the evening OF
general admission will be charged and 81 for reserved
seats. committee Of ten given charge OF the
rangements Past dsappoin tmsnts In going down tho
bay 70 meet guests damsned the ardor Of the Delegates
A resolution Was passed expressing "indiEnaton At
the mockery perpetrated In the Of the law thai
c"ndrmns the brave chivalrus champion Of the peO-
pes cause William q Bren to feoii's cell thar
dangers bis life by mprlsonne for exercising the God
given right Of free speech and dsn0uncinE the Tory
land.
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TIE HaverAiil striker. Defeated.

HAvERHILL. Mass, Sent. 24.-The labor dim
entity here IL undoubtedly drawing 70 an end Tho un.
derstAndinR between the and the Knights
Of Labor District Hoard guarantee that the Mckay
stchers will have acknowledge defeat and return to
work BY Monday morning or SEE their deserted ma
chimes operAted by Knights Of LABOR SlteheTA The fol
lowing order was posted In the local Board Of ATbtrA
ton roomA Last evening;
HAyERHILL, Sept "a.
An members of the order OF the knights OF Labor en-
ployed ~ hckay fttcheTs out strike In this cir arc
hereby ordered 70 return 70 work before Monday
morning. sept ~. Per order OF the Executive Board
D. n ~ JOIN j. BIckHRLL Secretary"
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BrssH,ya.. New Ma.sa,e Temple.

The Aurora Grnta Cathedral. a Masonic
Temple In Bedford and Madison street Brook.
iyn was dedicated yesterday There was . large at
tendance Of Masons Henry L. PAlmor Thirty.third do
gree NJ r. Sovereign Grand Master conducted he cere-
monisa The temple. which was formerly tho Bedford
Reformed Church Ia Gothic srnciure, with spire
inca .1dEe room The 6anQ9e'lnE room l. 10 the
known tho Aurora GraIA Club. In ad ian 10 the
scottish Rs bodies The cathedral will DO used by Gin.
ton tommAndeTy IL knights TsmplAE, aud Aeanthus
Lodge TIu. y. and A. n.
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ss..rss.ssas.t Murray sp.sl. Love s..rz.

On the stone steps Of the old-fashionsd
building opposite Police Headquarters thai b occupied
bv repostsn pathetic bvs scene With paiafui ending
was wisassssa yesterday afternoon. man who had
passed the summit middle age sat upon the lower
stsp. His left elbow rested upon the step above him
asa supported his chin that nestled In the palm OF his
resting upon her hneeA and her hands In the dshsyesd
meRhea % her hair. 10th The and woman OK.
cesavey dirty and both rendered by rum
ana love They tried 20 tax tn each other hui their
speech interrupted by froQuee hiecDuEha and 80
they 80 and eoosd The man after many unsuccessful
and she Caught IL and ovinEiy fonded It. The tender
ns.s Of ihs sstions ndsafi tbs! there was fountain
Superintendent Aurrays 0hioe has two windows that
look out Mulberry street aud through Of thess
he saw the love scene The next moment two big po
eemsn out With orders to cut the having chapter
short. Tho policemen grabbed the man and woman
and few mlnatss later they calling softly to each
other through The bars OF different celia
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MRS PARSONS IN c0URE
She Asks the Justice t. Judes Her ~ n
woula Wish His Wife - be judged.

oho Asks the Justsce t. Judee Her - II .
weuia Wish HE Wife - be Jassed.
CHICAGO. Sept. A.-Mrs. Lucy E. Parsons
sat In tho Armory Police Court room this morn
ing awaiting her trial on the charge Of dis
tributinR circulars without a license. Arc
any OF your friends here ?" asked reporter.
No. I'm all Alone" she said. II didn't
want my friends to come here and have the
police black list them. What good would II do 2"
Ofioer P. Ward said he had been instructed
to stop her from handing out tho circulars which
appealed for sympathy fpr the Anarchists. and.
after he had warned her three times to stop. no
arrested her and took her to the station. she
giving out the circulars As they walked along
What have you to say. madam" asked
Justice Lyon.
When Mrs. Parsons spoke her voice had not
the old defiant ring. 1t did not fslter. but there
was tremor In II. Il have lived here fifteen
years." she said. "and hardly day has passed
not RGs
your Honor. Isimply ask Of you that you treat
Husband s. sSSu x s where mIns is %"e 'Aa neF
The tears stood IN the eyes Of some who
efs %ord Know enG Scxy sosa
is!. see. i . reprint Of your husbands letter
Is continued until Tuesday next. Youmsy 60.
Mrs. Parsons, on your own rocoGnizance."
A letter was received by the Anarchists to-
day from New York which contained this:
At special monster meeting Of the Central Labor
Union here sunday there will b adopted res0u-
lions expressing the sympNsthy OF the workngmen OF
New York for the seven condemned men At Chicago;
dsuouncinR their proposed execution. and promising
them all the aid posSibs In Afford them.
year ago last New Years tho Arbeey Zetfuno then
edited by Spea the condemned Anarchist pubIihed Q
very ornate Neg Years address In Tho middle .
poem IN German. which said that all workiuRmen
s.yss ths!r sTploysra iyrsnts who would give them
continue this order Of hnss IN the next wor y po..
action, "snd gain the world" Around the poem are
several pctures representing the alleged condition OF
sas.rs various countries and one q them strangely
and on 10 are seven victmA the exact number CON
Gen. Roger A. Pryor and Capt. Black were In
consultation for more than four hours .yester-
day on the question q the appeal q the case
States Supreme Court. Gen. Pryor pointed
grimly at case filed with lew books and
muttered:
been looking into"
They took recess of one hour for lunch.
and then fled In again. They have not de-
vtsed any new plans rs yet
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nsIp Needed H.- tAs Babies.

Tho babies ward OF the Post Graduate Hos
pitaL 22s Bsst Twsntish street. viii reopen on Oct l.
During the summer the infaAts cared for Of soA
side sAnisarium. Dr. Nary 7. Bisse has the medical
ehaLes e the yard kpAde are urGs9i nssdsd o. re
east tHo YEAR, cared fnF several hundred shiidfsa
Q g. ~ = sss:isA ~ Do Moore sssAsuE.E
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Tho youngest emigrant to arrive at Castle
Garden yesterday was a baby Kirl four days ola she
was born on board the steamship Adriatie, and hsr
mother Mrs hAvyie ester named her AdTiAic Lester,
IN homer OF the ship Mother aud daughter ara both 40.
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The U.,ses Labor Party !. Hua... County.

Iho UN1teo Labor Party In Hudsoa County.
The United Labor party of Hudson county,
j. has decided to take indepe action at the ap
preaching election They will make Assembly nomins-
.ns In Zach Of the ten aisre!s in the county and win
are tho only county officers be elected Tho County
Convention has been called for Thursday night next at
schneider's Hail In Ogden avenue Jersey City.
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At the last Friday night prayer meeting OF
the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church Brooklyn,
It was unanimously resolved. motion Of tho Rev T.
Mcleod the pastor to rescind the action taken by
tho church ten years 70 accept invitations tho
Council % long that body coEnised
Plymouth Church Dr.. Mcleod said thai The trns mad
COME for the complete restoration Of Congregational
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Fer AIIewiAx Peel. 20 b, s.la.

cd Michael kearney OF Long Island City Tor slIowinr
pools 20 De sold 10 bis hotel in lissyie He WAs ai
rested yesterday. and admitted TO bail In SIOO0
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AoAEnekin says the PrshibItisa and UaIted
Labor Parties are Already Uaited.

John McMackin, Chairman OF the United
labor party said yesterday To the plan Of the Pough
kespsie priest Father NlAu unite tho United Labor
party with the Prohibition party:
The majority Of the Prohibition party 10 with us a.
the careful searching OF the records Of the poll Hats OF
last year will show. Their man wArdwsll only sO0
otss laws and all other lAwa"
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Net !. sy.patAy ~isA IN. Ka,sA,..

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. A.-The National Con-
vsniion Of swtehmsn adjourned today. The Associa,
ton ha. little in common with the Knights q Labor
tinea are generally approved In the order but the
abuses pefpetatsd BY the knights In ordering strikes
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The Cabris Makes q Very Fast Passage.
The Cunardsr Umbria, Cant. MCMILLAN. mr.

rived yesterday. Her time from Qussnstowu was six
days i've hours and twenty-five minutes This Ia ono
hour and thirteen minutes slower than trip In June
when she beat all TscordL nineteen minutes
better than the Etruria fastest passage made TWO
year. ago The rnbrla had fair weather save on last
British COnsuI.eneri New York; yiscount X Fugi.
nAmL Judge lnErAhAIn, SIR Donald MAtheSon X q. g.;
sx'uniied slAtrs Attorney General Wayne NAoVeAGh,
and d. A hohRmAn
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Ra'dea . House Opposite . cAspeA.

Can't. HeIly Of the Thirtieth street station.
with squad Of patrolmen made q raid yesterday
morning AZ O'clock on iie Yves. Thir,y.hrst street
girls, and two men. This house 10 exact.y opposite
catholic church Justice Patterson Mnrt q
Court Today hold Abbot for trial and lined the inmates
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Anothsr Jaayne.. Asa,n.t Gen. rau,Ln.,

Another Judgment against Gen. Lester h
iAnkneT; the well known democratic politician and ths
LiIs. National Bank Of pansyills, e. wsl satsrsd n
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CAsvVy-lIals PA0apAltss
WIN aossA.. ,As aDps,i.A sold ..sryw1.r~-Aau

:ss:s Z; ss 5 & G::s :: :i:s ~
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Yuensiiag's brewery Leaves Yesnslinsss
hanaA.
BY deed recorded In the Registers once to-
day David O. Yuengitng Jr. the brewer. makes con
yeyance Of his real estate Richard A. Neweombe ana
yohn A. Carver the receivers appointed BY tho court
cry properly a. i3sth street and Tenth aSsnas.
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~ .aa,5 SU &c GhSiesa MixtuSS e painted on
SSs ~ E 3: ~ E:sA he a'O'HA'a d Ne
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slsaal Oas. eraaIsti...

We, Warmer. fair weather. llGAt 70 irssA vAr,aAiS
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enthusiasm during the big war scare, and he IL
generally miserable. Not 80 with that other
monarch. Aphonso XIII. tho two feet long
King of Spain. His life has bean one long. or
rather short spree. except at intervals. when no
has writhed under the process Of teething.
Lately he has travelled among his loyal SUBJ
jects In company with his mother and he
Is reported az having had much funi At one
time he was seized with desire to change the
old established custom which makes It the
thing for the King to keep his hat on no matter
who may be around. This notion soised upon
him during the singing OF IT. DeSm IN o
cathedral. and three umes since In succession
he violently tore his little cap from his head.
70 tho great delight Of his admiring subjects.
and much to the anguish OF the court digni-
taries who had to pick 1t up.
wrote week ago OF the end Of tho Pran-
zini tragedy and OF the rumor that an AmOri-
can had two pocketboOks made OF the muir
derers skin. No American was. however. con-
nectSd with 90 diBgracoiul an Aiisir. but the
thing was done. An attendants aamed Godinet,
on duty In the amphitheatre Of surgery. In
stead OF destroying all the doctors left OF
Pranzini. kept for speculative purpose q largo
piece Of the skin. Policeman Rossignol. whose
namesake. the nightingale. would doubtless be
ashamed OF him. bought the skin for . trife.
had TWO purses made Of 1t, and presented them
to Messieurs Taylor and Gorow.th the heads Of the
detective force. whom he desired to propitiate.
The man who manufactured the purses thought
the story too good 10 keep. The policeman
and attendants Lost their hoads and the higher
olaoiAls wisely gave up the relics IN time.
The jubilee presents 10 Queen VtstuSia con-